VOCABULARY: Chapters 16-17
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safabulous on February 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Charisma/noun | the quality of a leader which captures great popular devotion; personal magnetism; charm (charm---CHARisma) |
| Contemporary/adjective | Modern; up-to-date (conTEMPORARY...) |
| Contend/verb | To state to be so; claim; affirm (conTEND) |
| Conversely/adjective | in an opposite manner; in an altogether different way. (Converses are all diff nowadays, yet they all sorta fit in the same category/manner.) |
| Extrovert/noun | an outgoing, sociable person [Extrovert.. expert (sorta rhyme); an expert is usually outgoing and sociable..] |
| Poignant/adjective | emotionally moving; touching. [Poignant makes me think of pigs. (the word itself.) so, pigs are highly unemotional and don't move. Also, don't have a reaction to a touch... (not that i would know..)] |
| Prevalent/adjective | widespread; common (prevalent.. sorta sounds like RELEVANT.. relevant=same..ish. ) |
| Proponent/ noun | someone who supports a cause. (PROponent...pro makes me think of people who like to help/support.) |
| Quest/noun | a search; pursuit (when you have a QUESTion; you FIND it..) |
| Traumatic/adjective | causing painful emotions, with possible long-lasting psychological effects (TRAUMA.) |
| Congenial/adjective | agreeable or pleasant in character; friendly. (conGENIal; a "geni" will always appear to be very ..congenial:) ) |
| Flippant/adjective | Disrespectful and not serious enough (Those mean girls that FLIP their hair.. and walk with their PANTs. ) [Bibliography: Mrs.Balint] |
| Impasse/noun | a situation with no way out; dead end. ( 'IM' means the direct opposite, so imPASSe, is like you canNOT PASS in this sorta situation...) |
| Perception/noun | insight or understanding gained through observation (PERfect people always know others' perceptions.) |
| Prompt/verb | to urge into action (the writing prompt.? it urges you into writing an essay regarding a specific topic.) |
| Prone/verb | having a tendency ; inclined. (you're a PRO at inclining to things..) |
| Rapport/noun | relationship, especially one that that is close, trusting, or sympathetic. ( in RAP songs they always show weird relationships toward one another bc they're always yelling...) |
| Rationale/noun | the underlying reasons for something; logical basis (logical- ration? ) |
| Relentless/adjective | persistent; continuous (Relentless makes the though of paying rent, and how it's continuing, like rather than owning your own property? ) |
| Reprisal/noun | the paying back of one injury or bad deed with another (reprisal... sounds like referral, which reminds me of a student whom has committed an irresponsible action that will win him a referral to the principal's office) |
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